This carved marble sculpture, by William Wetmore Story (c. 1819–1895), was inspired by the character, Medea, from ancient Greek mythology. She was the daughter...
In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...
This carved marble sculpture, by William Wetmore Story (c. 1819–1895), was inspired by the character, Medea, from ancient Greek mythology. She was the daughter...
(Left: Photograph of Edgar Allan Poe, reproduced from a lost daguerreotype c. between 1844 and 1847, Right: Watercolor of Virginia Clemm Poe painted after...
Mark Twain (c. 1835-1910)
"No sound and legitimate business can be established on a basis of speculation."
From chapter 19 of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut...
